Letters -- Published Aug. 9, 2013

Friday

Aug 9, 2013 at 12:01 AM

Some people criticize the Bay Delta Conservation Plan because it does not create more water for users. They fail to recognize that BDCP's intent is to get users back to a reliable supply of water and at the same time restore the Delta ecosystem.

Some people criticize the Bay Delta Conservation Plan because it does not create more water for users. They fail to recognize that BDCP's intent is to get users back to a reliable supply of water and at the same time restore the Delta ecosystem.

For farmers in the San Joaquin Valley, that means knowing, as in years past, how much water they will receive to grow their crops before a seed goes in the ground. But government regulations have taken water from farmers without any proven results of benefits to fish and habitat. Family farms along the San Joaquin Valley Westside have been there for generations, and taking water away from them that they once depended upon is pushing them to financial disaster.

Twenty-nine water districts have experienced cutbacks in their water deliveries by as much as 90 percent in recent years. Claims that these Central Valley Project water districts are behind in their payments for construction, maintenance and operation costs are simply false. They make their payments according to the volume of water they receive. If critics want the districts to be paying more, then they should support restoring water deliveries so water users have a means to repay their commitments.

Mike Wade

California Farm Water Coalition

Sacramento

In the news recently, a local farmer was lamenting that he was experiencing a labor shortage. Why is there a labor shortage when allegedly 11 million undocumented people came to America to work?

It is my opinion that many of those who crossed the border came to America to work but soon learned (or learned within one generation) that America's welfare system is more lucrative than a paycheck.

America doesn't need another self-perpetuating welfare class of undeserving people to burden its hard-working taxpaying citizens with. Only grant citizenship to those who are able, willing and do work and to those whose mitigating circumstance(s) is truly justifiable.

Alice Gonzales

Stockton

Thank you for your coverage of our "Breast-feeding Celebration" community event!

It was great to see the article, "Breast-feeding benefits touted," and picture in the Aug. 3 Record. We sincerely appreciate your sending the photographer and including such valuable information in the article.

Please consider us a resource if you would like to do additional articles on breast-feeding or services available to low-income families in San Joaquin County.

Julie B. Grunsky, R.D.

WIC Program Manager, Delta Health Care

We read that Stockton Mayor Anthony Silva, City Manager Bob Deis and others want to raise the sales tax to hire more police so they can arrest more criminals.

Then we turn the page and read that judges are ordering the release of 10,000 prisoners because the jails are too crowded already.

What am I missing here?

Bob Young

Tracy

Recently I sent in a photo of the new officers installed in Assistance League to MyRecord and you were kind enough to print it.

I would like to apologize to Assistance League for not including with the photo information about the wonderful work this organization does for our community. This is an all-volunteer nonprofit national chapter. Through our Operation School Bell program, we furnished new outfits to 1,350 children identified by the schools as needing assistance this past year. We have many additional volunteer programs; you can learn more about this agency at assistanceleagueofstocktonca.org.